Aborn & Co.’s founder and CEO, Russ Aborn, joins us this week to celebrate his 50 year career in the transportation industry. We discuss his entry into the business, the challenges and rewards involved with starting a company, the capacity crisis and historic rates in the market, learning from a famous Boston author, and so much more. 

Properly managed LTL freight will see shippers paying a lot less in accessorials. Here's how they work and how you can avoid, mitigate, and negotiate them away! In addition, we've also have a huge internal announcement as well as coverage of all the latest supply chain news. 

Blockchain is being heralded as the next great supply chain revolution but what does that mean and how does it work? Since so few of us have had the opportunity to use a blockchain system, many of the concepts behind it seem rather vague and abstract. How can this technology used for bitcoin be of any value to my supply chain?

IBM's Ramyanshu Datta, program director and blockchain product manager, joined us on this episode to discuss their development of the technology, its use potential, and how it has performed in action so far.

Less than truckload shipments are costing shippers more money and are taking longer to be delivered. Jill Clifford returns to Consulting Logistics this week to discuss the toll that the capacity crunch has taken on LTL freight.

Listen in as Jill discusses the results of her investigation into this inland shipping crisis. We engage on the issues that both carriers and shippers face while offering some solutions that shippers can take to get ahead in this market.

US Shippers have seen trucking rates ascend to new record-high after new record-high in 2018. On this episode we had the honor of sitting down with Donald Broughton, managing partner and principal of Broughton Capital, LLC., to discuss the state of the industry.

Listen in as we cover the current issues that the US inland and intermodal markets are facing, the rising costs along each mode, the trade war, and solutions.

Our own Chris Peckham, Director of Operations at Aborn & Co., joins Consulting Logistics this week to discuss what it takes to become a Shipper of Choice. Together, we'll outline several steps that shippers can take to improve their standing with carriers and to become a Shipper of Choice!

As the transportation market continues to tighten it is crucial for shippers to use best practices in the ways that they interact with carrier partners. In order to consistently find capacity and drive lower freight rates over the long-term, you must work toward becoming a “Shipper of Choice.”

Paul Charles, a long haul truck driver from Dedicated, joins us this week to share his views on all the major issues that the industry is facing. Paul discusses ELDs, the capacity crisis, Shipper of Choice, the driver shortage, and he even offers a few suggestions to improve recruiting. Hear from the unheard from on a very special episode of Consulting Logistics presented by Aborn & Co.

The battle over blockchain is entering a new theater of conflict as industry stalwarts and startups race to provide a standardized solution for the supply chain industry. This week we cover all of the latest developments in regards to blockchain and the logistics industry.

Then, find out what a Supply Chain Benchmark is as we discuss the measures you need to take in order to gain a competitive advantage in your market.

We round out the show with news covering the G7 summit, new ILA agreement, big sales for big rigs, and Home Depot's billion dollar supply chain bet.

In 2018 shippers are paying historic rates for freight that takes longer to move. On this week's podcast we cover the truck driver shortage, the rising cost of freight and consumer goods, as well as offer shippers some solutions to this dire issue.

We also take a look at the the Cass freight index as published by Broughton Capital and discuss truckload pricing reaching it's highest level since deregulation.

Then it's on to the news with stories on UPS, Apple, surcharges, and why you should always elect for marine cargo insurance.

Consulting Logistics presented by Aborn & Co. is joined by global business development manager at BOC International, Rich Bulman. Having worked for steamship line giant, Maersk and NVOCC/Broker (BOC International), Mr. Bulman has successfully charted his course through dozens of contract seasons from both sides of the negotiating table. On this week's episode of the show he lends his extensive industry knowledge to the podcast as he guides us through the pratfalls of contract season.

On the inaugural episode of Consulting Logistics presented by Aborn and Co. Jill Carney guides us through a rapidly changing logistics landscape. Topics covered include the Uberization of trucking and freight matching technologies, finding the lowest cost carrier, and OTR optimization